Following Donald Trumpâs much awaited medical exam on Friday, the White House released a statement purportedly written by the doctor who administered the exam. The note said the exam went âexceptionally wellâ and pronounced Trump to be âin excellent health.â
Sounds good, right?
Thereâs just one problem: As Rachel Maddow pointed out Friday night, it appears that the note was not, in fact, written by White House physician Ronny Jackson.

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Just going to take a wild guess that Dr. Jackson didn't actually write that note the White House put out.
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The statement was signed âDr. Ronnie Jackson,â so unless the White House doctor suddenly forgot how to spell his own name, it would appear that someone else in the White House released the note and put the doctorâs name on it.
It should also be noted that most medical doctors sign their name, followed by their degree (for example, â
Ronny Jackson, MD, FAAEMâ), rather than using their title (âDr.â).
Itâs unclear why the White House would feel the need to release a fake doctorâs note. It does appear that Trump underwent an actual medical exam â according to Reuters, he spent
more than three hours with the doctor â but for some reason, it seems that the White House wasnât satisfied with the results.
Trump may have just faked his doctorâs note